根據西藏尋找轉世高僧的傳統，由達賴尊者提供指引，點出1983年辭世的奈穹仁波切轉世的地點。奈穹寺是西藏首席國家預言師所在的機構，仁波切是該寺首席喇嘛。達賴尊者給了幾個線索，包括轉世孩童的出生年分、他父母親的名字、在西藏首都拉薩何地。由印度奈穹寺僧人、瑪麗亞和米格爾三人組成的找尋小組，在1987年和1993年兩度前往找尋其下落。尋找過程中，三人來到護法神顯靈的湖泊和古老的寺廟。這兩趟旅程，驚險百出，要往哪裡去找？誰可以信賴？在在充滿挑戰。在共產黨佔領、監視眼線無所不在的國度，要如何完成這幾乎不可能的任務？經過無數防守嚴密的檢查站–包括兩個國際機場–之後，八歲的小喇嘛終於逃出西藏，來到自由世界。
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In accordance with the Tibetan tradition of finding the reincarnations of high lamas, the guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama was sought to locate the rebirth of Nechung Rinpoche, who passed away in 1983. Rinpoche is the eminent lama of Nechung, the institution that houses the Chief State Oracle. His Holiness gave several clues: the year of the boy’s birth, the names of his parents, and the locale of Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet. A search party of three people—a monk from Nechung Monastery in India, Marya and Miguel—made journeys to Tibet in 1987 and 1993. Their search led them to sacred visionary lakes and ancient monasteries. The expeditions were precarious and filled with challenges such as where to look, whom to trust, and how to accomplish a nearly impossible mission in a Chinese communist-occupied country where surveillance was prevalent. Ultimately, the escape with the eight-year-old lama entailed crossing multiple heavily guarded checkpoints, including two international airports.